Trap



W. A. GIBBS.

TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16. 1916.

1,333,017. Patented Mar. 9, 192i).

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TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1916.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

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W. A. GIBBS.

TRAP.

' APPLICATION FILED JUNE I6. 1916- 1,333,017. Patented Mar. 9, 1920.- 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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WALTER A. GIBBS, or WILMINGTON, ELAWARE.-

i TRAP.

To all whomjt may concern:

Be it known that I, 'ALTER A. G1BBs, re-

siding at Vvihnington, in the county of New- Castle and State of Delaware), a citizen of the, United States, have inventedpr discovered certain new and useful Improvementsin- Traps, of which improvement'the following is a specification. I I

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of thistspecification, Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a form ,of' doubl e trap embodying m improvements, the traps being in open or operative position Figi'g2 is a sectional view ona plane indicated by the line IIII, Fig. .1 ;Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the trap closed; l is a plan view of another form of the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3; Fig. 5 is a sec tional viewon a plane indicated by the line V, Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a top plan view of another form showing the traps in operative positions; Fig. 7 is a sectional view on a plane indicated by the line VIIVII Fig.

6; and Fig. 8 is a sectional view on a plane indicated by the line VIII-VIII, Fig.2.

In the constructionshown in Figs. 1, 2;;

I outer end ofthe spring2 and is adapted to be turned: down and passed into a slot 5 in the bag G'ofthe trap, and a treadle or trigger plate 7 givo tally mounted on the spring and adapte' to engage the ,free'end of the latch 4, thereby lockingthesprin down in position to permit the opening 0 thejaws.

When the foot or any part of ananimal strikes the treadle, ,it will release the latch 4 and permit the spring tomove up and 'close' the jaws and lockthem in closed position. This trap or any other trap' of suit: able construction, is "mounted "on a suitable base 8 on which are also mounted plates 9; having upturned lugs 10 at their ends,- adapted to serve as supports for the pivot pins 11 of the substantially U-sha'ped jaws 12. The supports for the pivot pins. of the jaws are arranged on opposite sides of the primary trap and when the jaws are turned. down into operative position, the sides be simultaneously turned toward each other thereof lie parallel with each other, and

with the axes of the jaws ofthe primary trap. Around one or both ofth'e pivot pins '11,- of these jaws, is arranged a spring or springs 13,'-,having' one end in engagement -with the jaws and the opposite end bearing against a'stationa-ry abutment, as the base of the trap, so that when'the jaws are free to move, they will be turned upwardly 01' 6 5 into closed position as shown-in Fig. 3. The I Y sides or legs of oneof the jaws are'slotted as at 14, and through these slots is passed a pin 15, secured to the other jaw. This construction insures the simultaneous inove- 7.0

ment of both jaws and if desired permits the use of only one actuating spring, as the movement of one jaw will cause a correspond n movement bf the other .jaw.

These jaws are held in open or operative po-' sition by means of a trigger .16 pivoted toe spring. or other part of the primary trap. When an animal stepson the treadle of move. up and gribody of the anirna above the primary trap.

In "the construction shown in Figs. 4 and I 5 the primary trap which may be of the same construction as that shown in Figs. 1", 2 and 3, or of anyother suitable construction, is movably mounted on a plate 17 which is pivotally connected atone end to the pivot pin 18 of the jaws 19,' 'of.- the secondary trap, Around the pivot pin .ofthe.

secondary jaws is wound a spring 29, having one end attached to one of the secondary I jaws, and. the opposite end to the other jaw, so that when free to move, these jaws will and meeting at any point in'the circle which, they describe and encircling theprlmary trap in such movement, will grip the animah previously caught in the latter. In settmg the trap, the secondary or auxiliary jaws 19 are turned on their pivot pin into approgzimate parallelism with each other, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 and are locked in this position by a catch 21, mounted'on one of the jaws and having a bentpOrtiOn adapted to engage the other jaw, while another portion will extend through a slot 22 in the plate 17 and intoan opening in one of thelu'gsof Patented Mar. 9,1920.

. Application filed une 16. late. Serial No. 104,070.

the primary trap,'itsrspring will be released I and the jaws closed, gripping the animal. 1 The movement of the spring 2 will release the 'aws 12 of; the secondary trap which will another portion of the "secondary jaws and therefore'permit them L to be operated by the spring and close over and around the primary trap.

In Figs. 6 and 7, is shown a'modification' of the construction shown in Figs. 4 and '5,

10 and inthis modification, the primary trap i is connected 'to a stationary or fixed base 23 which is providedat one end with a cross arm 24, having lugs 25, towhich is pivotally ,mounted a secondary jaw 26, adapted when released and shifted by the spring 27 to sweep; over the primary trap and close against a stationary jaw 28. This movable angle to the direction of movement ojithe primary jaws and me-ans controlled by the 75 primary trap for lock ng the secondary trap in open or operative positlon.

5. The combination of a primary trap con- 'sisting of spring actuated jaws, means for relea'sably holding said jaws in open or op- 80 era tive position and adapted to be actuated byan animal to release said :jaws, secondaryv jaw 26 is held inopen position by a trigger (jaws, one of said secondary jaws having its 29 having one end connected to the primary trap. This trigger ismounted in the base 23, so that when shiftedtby a movement of j the primary trap, thefbent end 30 of the trigger will be shifted out of engagement with theajaw 26, which may be of any suitable construction, such for exampleas that shown inFigs. 1, 2 and..3.

I claim herein as my invention j 1' The combination of a primary trap and a secondary trap each trap consisting of a pair of jaws said, pairs being disposed at an 1 angle one to the other, resilient means for X shifting the,jaws of each trap, means releasable by an animal for holding the jaws of the primary trap in open oroperative position'and means controlledby the moving or movement of the primary trap for lock; g the secondary trap in open or operative position f I e, i j

2; The combination of a primary and a 1 40 secondary trap, eachtrap consisting of a pair .of jaws, said jaws being disposed'at an angle the one to the other, resilient means for-shift.- ing the jaws of each pair relative to the other jaws, means for releasablyl holding the jaws of one pair in open or operative position and l adapted to be actuated by an animal to re-.

lease said jaws, andmea-ns controlled by the trap employing the latter pair of jaws 'for locking thehsecondary 'pair of jaws in open 150. oropeg'ative position.

. 3. ,A primary trap consisting of spring actuated jaws ahd means for releasably holding the jaws of one pair in open or operative position and adapted to be actuated bythe r animal'to releasesaid jaws in combination witlia secondary trap consisting of a pair of jaws o e'mpvable relative to the-other on an axis outside of the path of movement of the primary "jawsi but so arranged relative to 59- the primary trap thatthe secondary jaws will strike in their moyenient an ani nial gripped by the-primary'rtrap, a spring for shifting the secondary jaws and mea'nscontrolled by the'primary trap for holding the 66 secondary trap in open or operative position.

"tive position. i

axis of movement at an angle to the axis of movement of the jaws of the primary trap,

resilientmeans for shifting saidjaws and means controlled by theprimary trap for I looking the secondary trap in open or opera- 6. The combination of a primary and a '90 secondary trap, each trap consisting of a pair' of jaws, said pairs being disposed at an angle the one to the other, resilient means fol: shifting'a aw of each pair relative to the other aw, means for releasably holding the'jaw of one vpair in open or operative position and adapted to be actuated by the animal to release said jaw and means controlled by the trap employing the latter pair o f'jaws for locking the secondary pair of jaws in open or operative position- 7. A primary trap consisting of springactuated jaws and means for releasably holding the jaws in open or operative position and adaptedtobe actuated by theanimal to 1 release said jaws in"combination with a secondary trap consisting of a pair of jaws, one mova'ble relative to the other on an axis outside of the path of movement ofthe primary jaws but so arranged relative to the primary trap that the secondary jaw will strike in its movement an animal gripped by the primary trap, a spring for shifting the secondary jaw and means controlled by the primary trap 'for holding the secondary'trap in open or operative position.

8. A primary trap consisting of spring Q actuated jaws and means for releasably holdin-g'the jaws in open or operative position and'adapted to be actuated by the animalto 1 20 release said jaws in combination with a secondarytrap consisting of jaws, a spring for shifting a secondary j aw relative to the other jaw in a direction at an angle to the directionof movement of the primary aws and 126 means controlled by the primary trap for locking the secondary trap 1n open or opera.- tive position. o

9. The combination ofa primary trap consisting of.spring-actuated aws, means for. I

releasably holding the jaws in open or 'opprimary trap, and an auxiliary trap having erative position and adapted to be actuated a fixed and a movable jaw, the movable jawby an animal to release said jaws, secondary of said auxiliary trap inits action of closing, jaws, one of said secondary jaws having its swinging over said primary trap. V 15 5 axis'of movement at an angle to the axis of In testimony Whereof,'I have hereunto set movement of the jaws of the primary trap, my hand. j resilient means for shifting said jaws and A A GIBBS means controlled by the primary trap for locking the secondary trap in open or opera- Witnesses: v 10 tiveiposition. THOS. D. LEARY,

" 10. A double animal trap comprising a THEODORE WV. FRANCIS. 

